RIAA, Intel Among Amici Supporting DOJ In D.C. Circuit Appeal Of DMCA Brouhaha

Mealey's ( April 8, 2022, 1:43 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) and Intel Corp. contributed, respectively, to two amicus curiae briefs filed April 4 and 6 in support of the U.S. Department of Justice and other governmental parties in the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that the prohibition on circumventing technological protection measures (TPMs) by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) serves to protect copyrighted, expressive works without violating the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....